England’s under-fire goalkeeper could have paid a high penalty for his errors before now, writes James Ducker

There invariably comes a point when a manager must say enough is enough, when a ­desire to show trust and faith can prove counter-productive, when a player under mounting pressure and consumed by a crisis of confidence actually stands to benefit from a spell on the sidelines.

Manuel Pellegrini and Joe Hart ­finally reached that point at Stamford Bridge on Sunday. The Manchester City goalkeeper’s dreadful blunder against Chelsea was a mistake too far. Others have argued Pellegrini would have been wise to jettison Hart weeks ago such has been the manner and ­frequency of his errors. Some, Roy Keane,